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Maggie and Welford Aldridge, Orlando, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Jan. 18 with a party given by their family. They were married Jan. 19, 1926, in Logan, W.Va. Their children are Otis and Clyde Aldridge, both of Orlando, and Rose Shinn, Palm Bay, and Connie Aldridge, Orlando. They have 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He is retired from Union Carbide.

Michael Oliphant led the way with his arm, legs, glove and bat in North's 10-0, six-inning Conference Indiana romp over Southport on Wednesday. The senior tossed a five-hitter, striking out eight, snared a line drive and assisted on four putouts and also went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and three RBIs. "We played well in all aspects of the game," North coach Richard Hurt said. "We hit the ball well, and we hit with some power. We had just one error and Michael pitched a very nice game against Southport for the second year in a row. "He had a bit of a rough start, hitting a batter and walking another, but then he settled down and had excellent command of his pitches.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie LaMarcus Aldridge is out indefinitely after experiencing dizziness and a rapid heartbeat. He played seven minutes in Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers before he was taken to the hospital. After he wore a heart monitor for 24 hours, the team asked for additional tests on Aldridge, initially diagnosed with dehydration. The nature of the tests was not revealed. "We are going to run more tests and get a more accurate diagnosis so we can treat it," Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard said.

Where : Rose Garden, Portland, Ore. TV : SUN Sports. RADIO : WDBO AM 580, WHTQ FM 96.5; Spanish language: WRLZ AM 1270. My Take Magic have yet to win against a 2011 playoff team, losing to Okie City and Chicago. They get another crack at it. Portland played Tuesday at home against Clippers so Magic should be fresher, but must rebound and match Gerald Wallace 's hustle. Dwight vs. Howard goes up against savvy vet Marcus Camby , 37, a defensive specialist.

MR. ALDRIDGE, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Okla., died Saturday, June 11. He was an Air Force airman first class. Born in Clearwater, he moved to Central Florida from Jamestown, Mich., in 1983. He was a member of St. Edward's Episcopal Church, Mount Dora. He was a 1988 graduate of Mount Dora High School. Survivors: parents, Mick and Connie Aldridge; son, Austin M., Eustis; paternal grandparents, Robert and Beatrice Aldridge, Eustis; maternal grandparents, Gordon and Josephine F. Martin, Grandville, Mich.

Aldridge Randolph, relegated to a role as a backup quarterback as Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College faced the homestretch of its season last fall, did not enjoy life on the bench. So he volunteered himself as a receiver.He caught 18 passes in three games in the team's Run-and-Shoot offense, making several big receptions and playing well enough to attract attention from several college recruiters. The notoriety was nice, but Randolph, who has 4.3 speed in the 40 and will run track this winter, didn't entertain offers from four-year campuses very long.

Orange County lost its first 2 firefighters in the line of duty Friday. Todd Aldridge (left) and Mark Benge were trying to escape a burning gift shop at Lake Buena Vista when the roof collapsed. 'They were among the best,' said Lt. Chris Growley, a comrade. Aldridge, 27, of Ocoee and Benge, 29, of Orlando, both were married and each had 2 children. Aldridge was 6-year veteran of the department, while Benge was a 3-year veteran. Story, B-1.

Randy Aldridge, head of the city's building department, said Monday he has grown tired of the daily drive from his Palm Bay home and will resign Friday.Aldridge, 39, whose title is ''building official,'' will take a similar, but part-time, job with Indialantic.

Ask any NBA player, and he'll probably tell you both he and his team are underrated. That's the way professional athletes are. They're highly driven, highly competitive people who will use even the most miniscule slight as motivation. Sometimes, however, they're right. Maybe a player's underrated because he plays in a small market. Maybe he's overshadowed by a bigger star on his team. Maybe he's overlooked because he's too small or possesses an unorthodox shooting motion.

Now we're talking about the best of the best. We're ranking the NBA's top 10 players at each position over five weeks. This week, we're on power forwards. These are not fantasy basketball rankings. These rankings also don't measure players' potential or their career achievements. Instead, these rankings are meant to capture where players rank at this moment. We'll unveil two rankings a day, beginning on Monday mornings with the 10th best player at a position and ending on Friday afternoons with the best player at that position.

A $12 bottle of olive oil was stolen from Faith World Church earlier this week, deputy sheriffs said.Silas Aldridge, a member of the church at 2269 Partin Settlement Road, told deputies Tuesday morning he found a set of double doors removed from the hinges at the church.Aldridge said the doors had been locked when he left the church Sunday night.When he returned Tuesday, the doors were being held in place with wire and wood slats.The only item missing, Aldridge told deputies, was a bottle olive oil used to anoint church members.

A man who got angry over the position his son was playing on the ball field kicked off his shoes, stripped off his shirt and crouched into a martial arts stance. Then James Aldridge really lost it: Police say he threatened the baseball coach with a metal bat, then went to his car and came back with a gun. A coach and several parents pounced on Aldridge and the gun - which turned out to be a starter pistol - discharged. Aldridge, 39, of Kansas City was charged Tuesday with nonaggravated assault, a misdemeanor.

Milwaukee Bucks leading scorer Michael Redd will miss the final six games of the season with a nagging left knee injury. Redd, who missed three of the Bucks' previous five games because of soreness in his knee, aggravated the injury in Milwaukee's loss to New York on Saturday night. The Bucks were hammered Monday at home by the Magic. "After consulting with our team physicians, the best course of action for Michael going forward is to rest and rehabilitate his knee," Bucks General Manager Larry Harris said.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie LaMarcus Aldridge is out indefinitely after experiencing dizziness and a rapid heartbeat. He played seven minutes in Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers before he was taken to the hospital. After he wore a heart monitor for 24 hours, the team asked for additional tests on Aldridge, initially diagnosed with dehydration. The nature of the tests was not revealed. "We are going to run more tests and get a more accurate diagnosis so we can treat it," Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard said.